With his tales of the sea and sand dollars spilling from his pockets, a fisherman hauls up traps loaded with the freshest catch going: shiny, deep-red, hard-shell lobster. He topples four 1½-pound hard-shell Maine lobsters onto your kitchen table. But wait. It wasn’t a fisherman at all. It was shipped by LobsterAnywhere.com.
Based in New England, LobsterAnywhere.com reaches its claws to every tabletop across America hungry for that one-of-a-kind New England taste: succulent, butter-bathed, fresh Maine lobster.
Bring the Sea to the Most Landlocked of Spaces
Online since 1999, LobsterAnywhere ships live Maine lobster and fresh seafood gifts coast to coast. You get the real lobster experience, the kind no box of chocolates or frozen steak will ever deliver. Our freshness pledge is simple: plucked from the sea, rushed to your door.
Lobster dinners come as gift certificates too. Landlubbers can dive into our Lobster University, filled to the gills with how-tos on cooking, storing, and eating live lobster. And because we want your kids and grandkids cracking claws long after us, LobsterAnywhere is committed to lobster resource conservation.
Point. Click. Crack. It really is that easy.
27 Years In and Still Going Strong
We launched in 1999, back when most people didn’t believe you could ship a live lobster across the country and have it arrive kicking. We’ve spent 27 years proving them wrong.
- One of the first to ship Maine lobster coast-to-coast
- Over 900,000 packages sent, 99.9% arrive alive
- Customers in every state
- 10,000+ five-star reviews you can actually check
- More than 2 million views on our how-to-cook Lobster guides
When we put “anywhere” in the name, we meant it. Here are a few highlights:
- North Pole, Alaska (2000): Live lobster and clam chowder hit a subzero doorstep
- Hanamaulu, Hawaii (2001): We sent lobster rolls 5,000+ miles across the Pacific
- Mesa, Arizona (2010): Lobster meat rolled in at 120°F, still perfect, still frozen
- The pandemic (2020–2021): We actually kept our deliveries on track while shipping got crazy everywhere else
Love LobsterAnywhere?
If we did right by you, we’d be grateful for a quick Google review. Tell folks what you ordered and how the dinner came together, and post a photo of your lobster spread if you snapped one. Reviews like yours keep our small team going and help spread the word for Maine’s lobstering community.
Why Are People Hooked On Us?
Quality: Our lobsters come straight off local boats into live tanks. We hand-pick and pack them for your order. Supermarket lobsters? They’re weeks away from the sea and often “B-liners” (that’s code for not the best). We don’t play that game.
Price: We’re a wholesaler, not a middleman. We work directly with New England lobstermen and airline carriers, so we offer sharp market prices.
Service: Need lobster at the end of a dirt road? No problem. Order online with a couple of clicks or give us a call. We confirm every order and you can track your box all the way home.
Style: our delivery has a bit of flair. It’s impressive enough for a backyard feast or to land on a Fortune 500 CEO’s table. We tuck in all the right tools to make it feel truly New England.
Every order is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. If something isn’t right, just tell us—we’ll fix it.
Since 1999
A Timeline of Fresh
From one shipment to more than 900,000 deliveries, here are a few milestones that shaped LobsterAnywhere.
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1999: Our First Order
LobsterAnywhere successfully shipped its first order to Boerne, Texas.
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2000: North Pole Delivery
We successfully shipped eight 2 lb live lobsters and New England clam chowder to North Pole, Alaska.
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Early 2000s: The Dot-Com Crash
We made it through the dot-com crash when nearly every other online lobster company folded.
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2001: Live Delivery to Hawaii
We shipped live Maine lobster 5,119 miles to Hawaii with a special permit from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
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2007: High Pressure Processing
We introduced High Pressure Processing (HPP) to extend shelf life and improve the safety of lobster meat and tails.
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2008: Corporate Gifting
We expanded our corporate gifting program during the recession.
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2010: Medical-Grade Coolers
We tested and upgraded our shipping packaging to withstand severe summer heat in blazing Arizona.
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2020–2021: Surviving the Pandemic
When dining out stopped, we helped customers dine in while keeping orders moving.
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2022: Lobster Cooking Guides
Our lobster cooking guides surpassed two million views.
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2023: A New Mobile-First Website
We launched a mobile-first site and added features such as e-gift cards and Sand Dollar Rewards.
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2024: Our Social Channels Take Off
Our combined social media audience surpassed 100,000 followers.
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2025: 900,000 Deliveries and Counting
We surpassed 900,000 deliveries and earned more than 10,000 five-star reviews.
Our Head Lobsterman
LobsterAnywhere was founded in 1999 by Joe Bowab (Ed.M., Harvard University), one of the first people to ship live Maine lobster overnight across the country. We source 100% Maine lobster, wild-caught one trap at a time, and stand behind every order with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. From single households to Fortune 500 corporations, we’ve been bringing the New England table to the rest of America for more than a quarter century.
Point. Click. Crack. We’ll bring the sea to the most landlocked of spaces.
Orders are guaranteed. If for any reason you are not pleased with your order, LobsterAnywhere.com will do whatever it takes to make it right. Read our online reviews.
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